Naomi Osaka forced to answer pregnancy question after 'traumatic' experience
Naomi Osaka gave birth to her first child last year.
Naomi Osaka has been forced to deny speculation that she is pregnant ahead of the US Open.
The four-time Grand Slam champion gave birth to her first child last summer and returned from a 14-month break in January.
After being questioned on TikTok, Osaka brought up her “traumatic” experience giving birth.
Osaka is gearing up to play the US Open for the first time in two years. Since making her comeback, she’s managed to climb back inside the world’s top 100. But her preparations have been hit-and-miss.
Osaka upset Ons Jabeur in Toronto but lost her second match. She then crashed out in the final round of qualifying in Cincinnati. Since then, the 26-year-old has been unwinding by having fun on social media. Osaka has formed a habit of sharing her outfits on TikTok, where she has more than 400,000 followers.
But one video drew attention when a follower theorised she was pregnant again. Osaka shared a clip wearing a flowy, peplum-style top, with the fabric puffing out around her mid-section. “She expecting again,” one user commented, adding a crying emoji. “I wish a many mo.”
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It caught Osaka’s attention and the two-time US Open champion has now responded with a video and explained why she wouldn’t want to have many more children. She said: “I just wanna say I’m not preggos. But if I was, I wouldn’t want many more because giving birth was traumatic.”
The 26-year-old sounded hesitant as she gave a side-eye while thanking the follower for approving of a potential pregnancy. “Thank you, though, for your blessings. Yeah,” she added. In the caption, Osaka also wrote: “ty for your best wishes? i guess?”
The video comes days after the world No. 90 shared a heartfelt social media post explaining that she didn’t feel like she was in her own body while on the court. “My biggest issue currently isn’t losses though, my biggest issue is that I don’t feel like I’m in my body,” she wrote.
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“It’s a strange feeling, missing balls I shouldn’t miss, hitting balls softer than I remember I used to. I try and tell myself ‘it’s fine you’re doing great, just get through this one and keep pushing’, mentally it’s really draining though. Internally I hear myself screaming ‘what the hell is happening?!?!’”
She also likened it to being post-partum, adding: “The only feeling I could liken how I feel right now to is being postpartum. That scares me because I’ve been playing tennis since I was 3, the tennis racquet should feel like an extension of my hand. I don’t understand why everything has to feel almost brand new again.”
But Osaka is still motivated by the “process” and wants to show her daughter, Shai, that hard work pays off. Despite her recent struggles, the Japanese tennis star is looking forward to returning to Flushing Meadows for the last Grand Slam of the year.